Beggar on a Beach of Gold

Infobox Album
Name = Beggar On a Beach of Gold
Type = studio
Artist = Mike + the Mechanics

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Released = March 6, 1995
Recorded = 1993-95
Genre = Rock, Adult Contemporary
Length =
Label = Atlantic (US & Canada), Virgin (rest of the world)
Producer = Mike Rutherford, Christopher Neil
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:difexq8hld0e link] |
Last album = "Word of Mouth" (1991)
This album = "Beggar on a Beach of Gold" (1995)
Next album = "Hits" (1996)

"Beggar On a Beach of Gold" is the fourth album by Mike + the Mechanics, released on March 6, 1995. This album only contained one hit, the #12 UK hit "Over My Shoulder".

Track listing

#A Beggar On A Beach Of Gold
#Another Cup Of Coffee
#You've Really Got A Hold On Me
#Mea Culpa
#Over My Shoulder
#Someone Always Hates Someone
#The Ghost Of Sex And You
#Web Of Lies
#Plain And Simple
#Something To Believe In
#A House Of Many Rooms
#I Believe (When I Fall In Love It Will Be Forever)
#Going, Going... Home

Personnel

*Mike Rutherford - guitar, bass & keyboards
*Paul Young - vocals
*Paul Carrack - vocals & keyboards
*Peter Van Hooke - drums

ingles:

*"Over My Shoulder" (February 1995) #12 (UK)
# Over My Shoulder
# Something To Believe In
# Always The Last To Know

*"A Beggar On A Beach Of Gold" (June 1995) #33 (UK) [CD1]
# A Beggar On A Beach Of Gold (radio edit)
# Help Me
# Nobody Told Me [CD2]
# A Beggar On A Beach Of Gold
# Boys At The Front
# Little Boy
# A Beggar On A Beach Of Gold (acoustic)

*"Another Cup of Coffee" (September 1995) #65 (UK) [CD1]
# Another Cup of Coffee
# You Never Change
# You Don't Know What Love Is [CD2]
# Another Cup of Coffee
# The Living Years (live)
# Everyday Hurts (live)
# How Long (live)